1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core View of the Report The BPI and BSI freight rate indices continued to decline in the current week, but the increase in the BCI freight rate index drove the BDI comprehensive freight rate index to strengthen. The shipping volumes of corn, soybean meal, and coal continued to increase significantly, and the shipping volume of iron ore remained at a high level. The demand for shipping boosted the demand for Capesize and Handysize vessels, supporting the rise of the BCI and BHSI freight rate indices [1]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Spot Index Review - **BDI Freight Rate Index Analysis**: On July 28, compared with the previous week, the increase in the BDI comprehensive freight rate index and the BCI freight rate index continued to expand slightly, while the adjustment range of the BPI and BSI freight rate indices widened. The BDI comprehensive freight rate index closed at 2,226 points, a week - on - week increase of 10.42%; the BCI freight rate index closed at 3,774 points, a week - on - week increase of 26.60%; the BPI freight rate index closed at 1,798 points, a week - on - week decrease of 6.11%; the BSI freight rate index closed at 1,289 points, a week - on - week decrease of 4.23%; the BHSI freight rate index closed at 680 points, a week - on - week increase of 0.74% [3]. - **FDI Far - East Dry Bulk Freight Rate Index**: On July 28, the FDI index declined across the board, and the decline widened. Most of the freight rates in the Capesize vessel rental market of the FDI rental index changed from rising to falling. The FDI comprehensive freight rate index closed at 1,332.32 points, a month - on - month decrease of 1.19%; the FDI rental index closed at 1,625.32 points, a month - on - month decrease of 1.85% [7]. 3.2 Dry Bulk Shipping Situation Tracking - **Number of Shipping Vessels in Shipping Countries on the Day**: On July 29, among the major agricultural product shipping countries, Brazil used 37 shipping vessels, Russia used 5, Argentina used 22, and Australia used 5. Among the major industrial product shipping countries, Australia used 49, Guinea used 26, Indonesia used 33, Russia used 23, South Africa used 18, Brazil used 15, and the United States used 14 [11]. - **Analysis of Shipping Volume and Vessel Demand on the Day**: In terms of agricultural product shipping, 25 vessels were used for corn shipping, 13 for wheat, 18 for soybeans, 18 for soybean meal, and 10 for sugar. In terms of industrial product shipping, 105 vessels were used for coal shipping, 71 for iron ore, and 12 for other dry goods. For agricultural product shipping, the largest number of vessels required was 33 Ultra - Panamax vessels, followed by 17 Supramax vessels and 21 Handysize vessels. For industrial product shipping, the largest number of vessels required was 73 Capesize vessels, followed by 68 Ultra - Panamax vessels and 59 Supramax vessels [12]. 3.3 Tracking of the Number of Vessels at Major Ports The number of vessels at ports in China, Indonesia, and South Africa continued to increase week - on - week. From July 1 to July 28, the number of dry bulk vessels docked at ports in China increased significantly by 16 week - on - week; the number of vessels docked at six Australian ports decreased by 9 week - on - week; the number of vessels docked at six Indonesian ports increased by 4 week - on - week; the number of vessels docked at five Brazilian ports decreased by 1 week - on - week [12]. 3.4 Relationship between Freight Rates and Commodity Prices - On July 28, the price of Brazilian soybeans was $40 per ton, and the near - term shipping quote was 3,972.56 yuan per ton. - On July 25, the latest quote for the BCI C10_14 route freight was $26,223 per day. On July 28, the latest quote for the iron ore arrival price was $114.6 per thousand tons. - On July 25, the latest quote for the BPI P3A_03 route freight was $13,781 per day. On July 28, the latest quote for the steam coal arrival price was 532.98 yuan per ton. - On July 28, the Handysize vessel freight rate index was quoted at 679.8 points. On August 1, the ACFR quote for 4 - meter radiata pine was $114 per cubic meter [16].